verre
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
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verre
Adjective edit
verre
- inflection of ver:
Estonian edit
Noun edit
verre
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Middle French voirre (most probably pronounced /ˈvwɛːrə/), from Old French voirre, from Latin vitrum. Doublet of vitre.
The irregular evolution of /wɛ/ into /ɛ/ in this word is "early but normal after labials"; the influence of derivatives with an etymological first-syllable /ɛ/ may also be relevant. Compare François vs. Français, roide vs. raide.
Noun edit
verre m (plural verres)
- (usually uncountable) glass (substance)
- verre de couleur ― colored glass
- symbol of fragility
- Ça casse comme le verre. ― That breaks like glass.
- symbol of transparency
- Une maison de verre. ― A house of glass.
- (countable) Object of this substance
Derived terms edit
- avoir un verre dans le nez
- cliché-verre
- cul-de-verre
- dessous de verre
- essuie-verres
- laine de verre
- papier de verre
- plafond de verre
- prendre un verre
- se jeter un verre derrière la cravate
- se noyer dans un verre d’eau
- sous-verre
- tempête dans un verre d’eau
- verre à shot
- verre-mort
- verrée
- verrerie
- verrier
- verrière
- verrillon
- verrine, vérine
- verrophone
- verroterie
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “verre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
verre
- inflection of verrer:
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯er.re/, [ˈu̯ɛrːɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈver.re/, [ˈvɛrːe]
Noun edit
verre
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch ferro, from Proto-Germanic *ferrô.
Adverb edit
verre
- far, at great distance
- far, towards a great distance
- far into the future
- far, to a great extent
- by far
Descendants edit
Adjective edit
verre
Inflection edit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “verre (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “verre (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “verre (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “verre (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French verai.
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
verre (superlative verrest)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:verre.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
verre
- Alternative form of firre
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
verre
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “verre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.